# Shani Dowell

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Finding the right funding: Shani Dowell (Possip) and Jim Flautt (Opportunity Nashville)

When raising capital, sometimes a founder is tempted to take any money because...well, they need it to move the business forward.  But not all investors are the right fit. Today Shani Dowell joins us as she shares her story about how she built Possip from the ground up, then struggled (but ultimate…

Women Success Stories: Live From TN Women Connect 'Abundance' 2022

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Renaissance Podcast, you have the opportunity to hear from a LIVE panel that was recorded during the second annual Tennessee Women Connect Conference, Abundance Live!The "Women Success Stories" panel was a fun, engaging, and informative panel of women from the Nash…

The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim

"When teachers and families work together, everyone wins," says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. She shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children -- and shows that, with the right tools and tech, schools can rem…

How a Start-Up Succeeded Using Unconventional Methods by Shani Dowell & Joshua Carlsen

Awareness, passion, and staying close to the problem allowed today’s Ask an Expert guest to successfully buck traditional start-up models.  Shani Dowell, Founder and CEO of Possip, was talking to her husband about a gap in good communication between schools and parents.  From a dining room table, a…

Bridging the Gap Between Parents and Schools | Shani Dowell, Possip

In this episode, we sit down with Shani Dowell, the founder of Possip, a groundbreaking platform that bridges the gap between parents and schools to enhance student outcomes. Dowell takes us on her inspiring journey, from her background in consulting to her passion for education and the founding of…

The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools | Heejae Lim

“When teachers and families work together, everyone wins,” says education technology entrepreneur and TED Fellow Heejae Lim. In this episode of TED Business, we’re revisiting a talk that shines a light on an underutilized resource in US public education -- a family's love for their children -- and …

Why Parent-School Communication Is Broken — And How to Fix It

How can parents build stronger relationships with their children’s schools—and feel genuinely heard in the process? In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks with Shani Dowell, former educator, entrepreneur, mother of two and founder of Possip, a parent engagem…

Why Parent-School Communication Is Broken — And How to Fix It

How can parents build stronger relationships with their children’s schools—and feel genuinely heard in the process? In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks with Shani Dowell, former educator, entrepreneur, mother of two and founder of Possip, a parent engagem…

Leadership's Secret Weapon; Listening - Ep8.02

How well do you communicate and more importantly, how well do you listen? We often think effective communication is about knowing what to say. But sometimes, the most powerful part of communication is simply being willing to listen. In this episode, I sit down with Shani Dowell, Founder & CEO of P…

Listening As A Retention Strategy

Shani Dowell left a business career for a seventh-grade math classroom, then left the classroom to build Possip a listening platform now used by over 1,000 schools in 35+ states. In this episode, she talks candidly about her non-traditional path into teaching, the reality of a two-teacher household…